Histological observations of seasonal reproductive and lunar-related spawning cycles in the female honeycomb grouper Epinephelus merra in Okinawan waters

Fisheries Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 872-877

  Lee, Young Don ^a   Park, Sung Ho ^a   Takemura, Akihiro ^b   Takano, Kazunori ^b  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epinephelus merra; Grouper; Histology; Lunar cycle; Okinawa; Reproductive cycle; Spawning cycle

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELUS; EPINEPHELUS MERRA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036693911     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2002.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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